preach /priːtʃ/ CET6 TEM4 ( preaching, preached, preaches )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I When a member of the clergy preaches a sermon, he or she gives a talk on a religious or moral subject during a religious service. 布 (道); 布道

  例：

  At High Mass the priest preached a sermon on the devil.

  在大弥撒仪式上，牧师布了一次有关魔鬼的道。

  例：

  The bishop preached to a crowd of several hundred local people.

  主教向一群几百名当地人布道。

• 2. 

  V-T/V-I When people preach a belief or a course of action, they try to persuade other people to accept the belief or to take the course of action. 宣扬

  例：

  He said he was trying to preach peace and tolerance to his people.

  他说他正试图向他的人民宣扬和平与宽容。

  例：

  Health experts are now preaching that even a little exercise is far better than none at all.

  如今，健康专家宣扬说，即使少量的运动也比一点不运动要好得多。

• 3. 

  V-I If someone gives you advice in a very serious, boring way, you can say that they are preaching at you. 说教 [表不满]

  例：

  "Don't preach at me," he shouted.

  “不要对我说教，”他喊道。